And this activity alone would seem to be loved for its own sake; for nothing arises from it apart from the contemplating, while from practical activities we gain more or less apart from the action. And happiness is thought to depend on leisure; for we are busy that we may have leisure, and make war that we may live in peace.

The soul is the form of the body

Memory is the scribe of the soul.

Character is determined by choice, not opinion.

To leave the number of births unrestricted, as is done in most states, inevitably causes poverty among the citizens, and poverty produces crime and faction.

Pay attention to the young, and make them just as good as possible.

The educated differ from the uneducated as much as the living from the dead.